Quotes by Atheist If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through. If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the religions of the whole world is simply one huge mistake. C. S. Lewis atheist christian mistake Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning. C. S. Lewis atheist simple dark Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. C. S. Lewis atheist waiting lying A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. C. S. Lewis atheist reading men I was at this time living, like so many Atheists or Antitheists, in a whirl of contradictions. I maintained that God did not exist. I was also very angry with God for not existing. I was equally angry with Him for creating a world. C. S. Lewis creating atheist religion My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust? C. S. Lewis atheist christian god The notion that everyone would like Christianity to be true, and therefore all atheists are brave men who have accepted the defeat of all their deepest desires, is simply impudent nonsense. C. S. Lewis atheist brave men In reading Chesterton, as in reading MacDonald, I did not know what I was letting myself in for. A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere — "Bibles laid open, millions of surprises," as Herbert says, "fine nets and stratagems." God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous. C. S. Lewis atheist reading men Those who would most scornfully repudiate Christianity as a mere "opiate of the people" have a contempt for the rich, that is, for all mankind except the poor. C. S. Lewis opiates atheist people Unless thought is valid we have no reason to believe in the real universe. C. S. Lewis atheist real believe A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us the inference is invalid. C. S. Lewis inference atheism atheist You know, it's a sad and unfortunate state of affairs that you have to live in a world where eight-year-olds refuse to believe in anything that they cannot touch or measure, and anyone who happens to see a thing that is invisible to most people is immediately branded a lunatic. Caitlín R. Kiernan atheist believe years The courts demand that every religious person must accommodate a single atheist who might be 'offended' at the favorable mention of God's name. But no atheist can be forced to accommodate a single religious person who might be offended by the atheist's unbelief, or who wants to be part of the pluralism and diversity about which liberals regularly speak, but which is not broad enough to embrace people who believe in God. Cal Thomas atheist religious believe It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could have little faith in ourselves. We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love. Doubters do not achieve; skeptics do not contribute; cynics do not create. Faith is the great motive power, and no man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is a part of an unending plan. Calvin Coolidge important atheist men It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. . . . We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love. Calvin Coolidge atheist love men Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised. Camille Paglia atheist spiritual believe I am an atheist. I have a very different take on who God is. Man invented God because he needed him. God is us. Carl Reiner different atheist men I'm not a believer, I call myself an atheist. It was man who invented God. I once wrote that there are 15 things I know about God, and one is that he is allergic to shellfish. There are far too many commandments and you really only need one: Do not hurt anybody. Carl Reiner atheist hurt men You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe Carl Sagan atheist faith death It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Carl Sagan atheist witty death «910111213141516171819»